The Oswego Players Present ‘Pride and Prejudice’ at Fort Ontario this Weekend
Celebrate the summer by going back in time to the 1813! The Oswego Players presents the “Pride and Prejudice” on August 5th and 6th at 6:30 pm. This special theatrical event will be taking place outside, presented within the walls of Fort Ontario. Please feel free to bring your own comfortable chair from home for the performance. The Oswego Players is partnering with New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, and the Friends of Fort Ontario for this production.
Tickets are on sale at the box office. You can make a reservation by calling the box office at 315-343-5138, or you can make reservations online by credit card at www.oswegoplayers.org.
The play is an adapted by Jon Jory. It is very faithful to Ms. Austen’s story and features dialogue pulled straight from the novel. A highlight of Pride and Prejudice is the ball scenes and this production follows suit. The cast has learned four different period dances that were popular during the regency era. The fantastic chorography was created and taught by Amy C Metz, a Cecchetti Council of America Ballet instructor certified in primary levels and grades 1-3. “Pride and Prejudice” features spectacular costumes that come from interesting period, the Regency era. The Regency era was a time of relatively simple and classic fashions. The Regency period itself was relatively short, lasting only from 1811 to 1820. The era’s title comes from the time when Prince George IV was ruling in the place of his father, King George III.
Join the Bennet family as they navigate high society in Regency-era England. Elizabeth Bennet, one of five sisters, is in no rush to get married. With four sisters out in society, an overly dramatic match-making mother, and several unsuitable suitors, it’s hard for Elizabeth to escape the subject of marriage. Everything changes for the independent-minded Elizabeth when she meets the handsome, but prideful Mr. Darcy. Elizabeth is determined not to let her feelings for Mr. Darcy triumph over her own good sense, but the truth turns out to be much slipperier than it seems. In an era when subtle snubs and duplicity are common, is it possible for Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth to look beyond his pride and her prejudice and make the best match of all?
Come and enjoy “Pride and Prejudice” this Friday and Saturday at 6:30 pm. “Pride and Prejudice” is presented by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc.
From left to right: Jake Barton, Leanna Rockwood and Jillian Bell
Photography by Peter Mahan
